Ansel Adams

(American, 1902–1984)

Ansel Adams was an iconic American photographer known for his awe-inspiring black-and-white photographs of the American West. Carefully composed and technically precise, the artist’s picturesque images of Yosemite National Park are some of the most iconic works in the history of the medium. “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space,” he once mused. “I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters.” Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, CA, the artist trained as a concert pianist before turning to photography in 1930. Along with Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, Adams formed Group f/64 with the goal of elevating photography to a high art at a time when it was only considered a form of documentation. A committed environmentalist, he traveled throughout the country to capture the grandeur of natural sites. Adams died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey, CA at the age of 82. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
Portrait of Edward Weston, 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

Portrait of Edward Weston, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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Wine-making at the Paul Masson..., 1959–1963

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Wine-making at the Paul Masson..., 1959–1963

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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Mount Williamson, the Sierra Nevada..., 1945–1945

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Mount Williamson, the Sierra Nevada..., 1945–1945

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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Aspens (Vertical), Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens (Vertical), Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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Half Dome, Moon, 1960–1960

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Half Dome, Moon, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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Alfred Stieglitz at an American place, 1939–1939

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Alfred Stieglitz at an American place, 1939–1939

Sale Date: October 21, 2002

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Gottardo Piazzoni in his studio, San..., 1932–1932

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Gottardo Piazzoni in his studio, San..., 1932–1932

Sale Date: October 15, 2002

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Oak tree - Snowstorm, 1948–1948

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Oak tree - Snowstorm, 1948–1948

Sale Date: October 15, 2002

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Winter morning, Yosemite Valley,..., 1940–1940

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Winter morning, Yosemite Valley,..., 1940–1940

Sale Date: October 15, 2002

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Yosemite Falls

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Yosemite Falls

Sale Date: September 14, 2002

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Yosemite Valley

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Yosemite Valley

Sale Date: September 14, 2002

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Sierra Nevada, winter evening, 1944–1944

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Sierra Nevada, winter evening, 1944–1944

Sale Date: June 6, 2002

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Beuamont Newhall, 1950–1959

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Beuamont Newhall, 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 6, 2002

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Road near Reesburg, North California, 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

Road near Reesburg, North California, 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 6, 2002

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Moon and half dome, 1960–1960

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Moon and half dome, 1960–1960

Sale Date: June 6, 2002

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Mount Clarence King, 1925–1926

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Mount Clarence King, 1925–1926

Sale Date: June 6, 2002

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Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1935–1935

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Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1935–1935

Sale Date: May 9, 2002

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Bridal veil fall, 1927–1927

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Bridal veil fall, 1927–1927

Sale Date: May 4, 2002

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960–1969

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960–1969

Sale Date: April 23, 2002

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Portfolio two: The National Parks and Monuments

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Portfolio two: The National Parks and Monuments

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Yellow pine trees and cathedral rocks,..., 1940–1940

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Yellow pine trees and cathedral rocks,..., 1940–1940

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Mount Clarence King, 1927–1927

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Mount Clarence King, 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Pipes and gauges, West Virginia, 1939–1939

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Pipes and gauges, West Virginia, 1939–1939

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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Seascape, 1945–1945

Ansel Adams

Seascape, 1945–1945

Sale Date: April 18, 2002

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